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Date 07-01-2008 to 12-31-2008 with the newest at the top of the page.

11-30-2008
GRAND NATIONAL
What a long day it was with things wraping up after 8pm. Awards and more awards was on tap for those who made it to the top in all age classes and skill levels. Again it was a lot of racing with its share of crashes. If you didn't make it here you missed one heck of a weekend of racing. We are sure the servers at Go211.com were working hard to stream live video of all the racing action and there was a lot to see. Check the Go211.com sire in a few days they will have the videos to watch if you missed the live feed.
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11-29-2008
GRAND NATIONAL
A long day of racing was ahead of all of us with 490 motos printed and hanging on the wall for inspection. While the races were happening outside the meeting rooms around the building there was a Track Operators meeting in one of those meeting rooms. ABA has a meeting each year during GRANDS to go over the year ahead and talk about what has happened during 2008. It is a good place to meet and talk to other Track Operators and ABA officials who come to Tulsa. There will be the usual rule changes ahead for 2009 and there was much talk about the UCI and USA Cycling National events scheduled for 2009.
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11-28-2008
ROC-NAG5-PRO SPECTACULAR
Well things are all over now but the racing was hot and fast all evening long. Even the Pit bike races was fast tonight. If you can't make it here then check out Go211.com for live video of races all this weekend.
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11-27-2008
IT HAS STARTED
Our day (if you BMX) begins early today with practice on a single use track built special for the 2008 GRAND NATIONAL. With practice starting about sun up and ending after sun down it can be a long day. Not only practice today but many places to visit and look for that special bargin part you have looked for or need at the least minute. To find an old friend who has come in from far away to race. Let us not forget what the true meaning of this Holiday. Let us be thankful for the many things we have, our friends and family, our sport and the many other things we sometime overlook in day to day life.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING from us at Oklahoma BMX Parents Association and okbmx.com.
GOOD LUCK to all you riders who come to Oklahoma to compete and please have a safe, fun holiday and THANK YOU for coming!
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11-26-2008
THANKSGIVING
The day we have been waiting for is upon us. Tomorrow is our only chance to practice on the track which many will ride over the next few days. We all come for the competition and to see old friends and maybe make a few new friends. While we are busy working let us not forget to remember this Holiday. Remember why it is called Thanksgiving. Call those friends and family we have miles away and let them know we care. Be thankful for the things we have for many do not and maybe lend a hand to someone who is less fortunate they we are. HAPPY THANKSGIVING from us at Oklahoma BMX Parents Association and okbmx.com.
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11-25-2008
MORE PICTURES
The track should be finished by now and it looks like ABA has updated the pictures of the track again. From what we've seen once again the track will be a mind blowing awesome track only fitting to GRANDS and the few thousand riders who will be in the mix this weekend. What a great place to be, this state is awesome!
ABA pictures
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11-24-2008
BETTER WEATHER
With the passage of time our weather forecast is looking better for the end of this week and GRANDS. Now we have a slight chance for rain Friday with clear and mid 50's for the highs for the weekend. Who knows maybe Mother Nature will bless us with great weather for the Greatest Race on Earth!
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11-23-2008
WEEK AHEAD
With GRANDS less than a week away there arte many who are looking to build their points for the end of this year. With races Friday, Saturday and Sunday it is already a hand full of work. Next week with races till GRANDS and a Double Point race to finish before GRANDS the week is loaded. What do you think 6 days of local racing, Thursday off for GRANDS practice and 3 more days of the best racing in the world? That sounds like a place we want to be. We want to wish the best to all riders. Now what time are Sign ups?
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Dennison Smith

LOOK BACK
Could it be that another person has come to a point in which they want to share some of their memories of Trosper Park? Steve Clymer got us started. Now what lies in the future?
Many thanks to our 1st writing contributer Steve Clymer for his piece 'Here's what I remember most about the old Trosper BMX track' . We look forward to hearing from many more Trosper BMX riders and others who may want to add to our look at BMX History in Oklahoma. Contact Richard Axtell at richard@okbmx.com

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11-22-2008
SURVEY WORK
With work to build a track creeping ever coser it was time to make a survey to finalize our plans. The weather was not bad and we had time to establish what would be done here and there. A route for the new electric service was laid out and how that project will impact security, the land and drainage were some things considered. Now where is all the dirt for the track?
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11-21-2008
WHAT, WHEN, WHERE?
As we have mentioned in the past there have been a few people voicing their feelings about the name of the new track at Trosper Park. An interesting fact to throw in the discussion is the 'names' used by the track at Trosper. Our information is that track started with a name of OKC BMX and was later changed to Trosper Park BMX. With that in mind why are some questioning another name change to Sooner Pearl? Who knows what will happen with this tidbit of talk in the future?
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11-20-2008
GRANDS GET CLOSER
Things are changing again on the BMX front. Not only is the GRANDS track going to be very different this year we also have an up and coming BMX only internet auction site as well. No items are listed yet but with free listings how can you go wrong? bmxbid.com
Only one week away the GRANDS are shaping up to be the event of the year in BMX. Now you may say what about the 2008 Olympics? There may have been a little more media coverage but with so many events where would you find 4 days of BMX events?
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11-19-2008
PLAN WORK, GRANDS TRACK
It looks like we may have some help with getting our plans ready for our application for a Building Permit at Trosper Park. Time is getting near for work to start on several jobs and we are getting things ready. If we have a little good grace from Mother Nature things will start to look a little different in the next few weeks. We certainly hope things start soon!
So now pictures of the GRANDS track for 2008 are getting out. With only 8 days left till the start of events we have a first look at what the track is shaping up to look like. A few short years ago no one knew what to expect till the day before Practice Day. Now it seems like a race to see who gets pictures on line first. We like that there are people who want to get the pictures out for all.
Picture 1
Picture 2
ABA pictures

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11-18-2008
BETTER
The weather was a little warmed today but it looks like we will have a very cold end of the week after all. A front will move by tomorrow and cool us off but we have no chance for rain which is good for the local tracks. Many are ready or getting ready for GRANDS which is a week away. Many tracks are having a hard time having events to prep riders since Mother Nature is again wreaking havoc and causing many event cancellations.
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11-17-2008
NICE WEATHER?
Well it was not bad but not that good today. Somewhat warm but better tomorrow is what we hear from the forecasters. For November it could be much worse! After tomorrow it may turn colder for a few days, we hope next weekend is better so we can get more work started. Wednesday we are to turn colder for a few days. Now that we are off Daylight Savings Time it is getting dark at about 6pm which leaves little time ot work at Trosper in eveningsso the weekends are all we have for now.
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11-16-2008
DIRT WORK AND CLEARING BRUSH
We started to make a day of dirt work but we worked on clearing some brush on the west side of the front of the property, We now have a clear path to install our post and cable on the south side of the property. When that work was completed we got to work on moving some dirt. Work to start on the track is coming around and we hope things will break loose soon.
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11-15-2008
MORE COLD WEATHER
The colder weather will hang around for another day but we are to warm up tomorrow and then cool off again. Right now we have several dry days ahead in our weather forecast. We did no work at Trosper today since it was so cold today. We will be out to work tomorrow and will be working on moving dirt north and east of the track area. Things may be on track now to get a building permit and with that we can get our water line finished and have as source of water.
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11-14-2008
COLD WEATHER
Another front has moved in and this time it has brought cold with it. Not like last week where we had thunderstorms. Just clouds, cold temperatures and 40mph gusts of wind. By mid afternoon the clouds started to break up and the Sun did come out but the temperature stayed low and we may have a freeze tonight or tomorrow night. Winter is upon us.
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11-13-2008
GRANDS
A little over 2 weeks till we make the trip to Tulsa for GRANDS. This year the GRANDS will have the usual things and will be a great time for all who come. There are many important events happening during the 4 days of this event. One is a Track Operators meeting, A meeting with all Track Operators who come to GRANDS. A time to find out what is in store for 2009 like rule changes and programs ABA has planned for the coming year. Of course there will be the best racing and time to have fun.
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11-12-2008
TRACK WORK
So the work is on going to get electric service to Trosper Park for the new track. As it stands we may have electric service in the next couple months. The old electric service is not up to the demand we have planned so an entirely new service will be installed. Co-ordinating the work has required several entities such as OKC Parks, OG&E, surveyors, right of way, oil pipeline owners, electrical contractors and of course ourselves. The well site cleanup is still not scheduled and we are not sure when this will be completed.
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11-11-2008
COOLER WEATHER
Since the cold front moved in early yesterday the temps have been much cooler. We may warm up mid week but it looks like colder weather for the weekend ahead with a chance for freezing temps overnight Saturday. Mid 50's for the weekend highs. If the wind is not bad we will be out playing in the dirt of the weekend.
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11-10-2008
RAIN DAY
It started off wet but we did not get much rain. Some areas had near a half inch but most of the City area did not get that much. It looked bad but was not a powerful line of storms from a crossing cold front. The front did push down our temperatures for highs and lows but we won't be getting more rain for a few days.
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So who said it was going to be easy?
Dennison Smith

LOOK BACK
Could it be that another person has come to a point in which they want to share some of their memories of Trosper Park? Steve Clymer got us started. Now what lies in the future?
Many thanks to our 1st writing contributer Steve Clymer for his piece 'Here's what I remember most about the old Trosper BMX track' . We look forward to hearing from many more Trosper BMX riders and others who may want to add to our look at BMX History in Oklahoma. Contact Richard Axtell at richard@okbmx.com

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11-09-2008
TRACK WORK AHEAD
We did no work today as we had family events to attend. We are planning to work some of the weekday evenings ahead and next weekend if Mother Nature allows.
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11-08-2008
DAY OFF
As mentioned we will be taking the entire weekend off from work on at Trosper Park. Next week we will be planning to make a lot of work to finish out the year and start to get ready for the 2009 season. Many things are 'in the process' and we should see some items completed soon. Our work to start the track build is getting close and we are looking forward to starting this part of our project.
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11-07-2008
MADDOG
It was announced today that Sean McGillicuddy has started to close Maddog Bikes in Yukon. With his plate so full it has been another thing that he had to devote precious time to keep the doors open. We want to thank him for everything he has done for the BMX scene in Central Oklahoma. Now we do not have a single local bike shop which caters to our sport. Maybe one of the other shops will step up for us in the near future.
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11-06-2008
NO WORK DAYS THIS WEEKEND
Due to family events scheduled for the weekend we will not be out working this coming weekend. Today however we did get a little work done in the evening after regular work hours. With this work we should be finished with our labor to get grass started back on the bald spots were we did work east of the entrance. We still have a small amount of work to complete east of the entrance but it can not be finished till we get our posts and cable installed.

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11-05-2008
WILD TIMES
In Oklahoma we get used to mixed up things, our weather is a good example. The end of 2008 is proving to be a wild time for many. As we said back a few weeks ago there would be many changes in store for the end of the year. New track, new Co-Track Operators, a new web site, new Yahoo Groups and the list is growing. Who knows what is next?
And speaking of the weather we had a real strange day today. With only a 30 percent chance of rain we had heavy thunderstorms, near 100mph winds, clusters of hail storms heavy enough to nearly cover the ground and a lot of lightning. It could have been a Spring Day, 80° weather and a strong front combined to make a bumpy ride for many today.
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11-04-2008
NO MORE YUKONBMX.COM
Today the change was official Yukon BMX has changed their domain name to yukonbmx.org and the old site is now closed. Since the old site went down a couple weeks ago there has been some saying there would be a change in the domain name and now it is done.
Along with that change it was announced that Bob and Kelle Freels will step down as Track Operators of Yukon BMX. The Freels have been there since long before the track opened and were responsible for the building and operation of the track since it opened after leaving Sooner Pearl. We thank them for the track and all the hard work they have invested.
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11-03-2008
SAND SPRINGS FEAST
As we had already mentioned there will be a feast at Sand Springs the Monday before the GRANDS. Official word has now been sent out and the feast will be a big one. The track is furnishing the meat and YOU bring the sides to round it out. Maybe we will find out what meats they have in store for those who come. They also announced racing for the week as follows.
November 21st-22nd
SINGLE POINTS RACING, Signups 5:30-7:00PM
November 23rd - CLOSED
November 24th
COOKOUT, SINGLE POINTS RACING, Signups 5:30-7:00PM
Meat will be provided by the track
November 25th
SINGLE POINTS RACING, Signups 5:30-7:00PM
November 26th
CLINIC WITH 'HO JO' FROM 4:00 TO 6:00PM
CONTACT ROY FOR SIGNUP $15 PER RIDER
LIMIT TO 25 RIDERS
DOUBLE POINTS RACING, Signups 5:30-7:00PM AWARDS TO 1st - 3rd

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11-02-2008
WORK DAY
The dirt was a flying today with all the wind we had and we did get a little bit of work done. Another day we got a late start for the day but we worked till dark. Moving some dirt and we also had a couple visitors who came out to have a look see at our new location. While we did no mowing we were able to make a cloud of dust from moving dirt east of the track area.
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11-01-2008
EQUIPMENT WORK
This fine day we spent servicing our equipment to ready it for work on Sunday. All the hours we have been putting on this stuff made us do some simple service to keep things going. Now we will be ready for most anything tomorrow. It looks like we will have some great weather in store for us!
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10-31-2008
HALLOWEEN
The one day out of the year when children of all ages come into the darkness dressed in costumes and look for candy and treats. A day when some closed their tracks so many could have fun and enjoy family time. Tomorrow the treats will be in hand and the beginning of the Thanksgiving Season will be upon us. For BMXers the Thanksgiving Season means only one thing 'GRANDS'. Now is the time to get to the track and in shape for the 'Greatest race on Earth'
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10-30-2008
MORE RAIN AHEAD
As always the weather here is twisting and turning and seems not to be able to make up its mind. So far the year has been rain events which has caused many tracks to cancel events and now many days of lack of rain as the end of the year approaches. Frost on the windshield in the morning to windy and cold in the day. Now our weather has settled back into warm and dry but we have rain in the forecast for the first of next week. What a way to get into the 'GRANDS' state on mind.

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10-29-2008
BACK TO WARM WEATHER
As we have been working on getting a new track built we have been working many, many other things as well. One thing is our history of BMX in Oklahoma. This week we have had contact with another rider who raced both Trosper Park BMX and Sooner Pearl BMX 'back in the day'. Although we have not gotten permission yet to publish the info we have so far it looks like that is not far away. Also we are working to get in contact with more people who were there 'back in the day'. We hope to have more on this soon. We can stay now there are some strong feelings regarding the name of the track being built at Trosper Park. Our newest comments fall along the line that the new track should be named Trosper Park BMX as it was many years ago.
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10-28-2008
HIGH SPOT
Things are about to bust open on the new track. In the near future we hope to be getting a building permit which will allow us to do much more work than just build the track and will get us one step closer to a point when we will be able to race! We have almost got the parking area finished for now and our water and electric services are in work. Things will be getting done and we may be starting the track soon. It would be nice to be able to have a race.........
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10-27-2008
WHAT HISTORY IS AHEAD
As we have been working on getting a new track built we have been working many, many other things as well. One thing is our history of BMX in Oklahoma. This week we have had contact with another rider who raced both Trosper Park BMX and Sooner Pearl BMX 'back in the day'. Although we have not gotten permission yet to publish the info we have so far it looks like that is not far away. Also we are working to get in contact with more people who were there 'back in the day'. We hope to have more on this soon. We can stay now there are some strong feelings regarding the name of the track being built at Trosper Park. Our newest comments fall along the line that the new track should be named Trosper Park BMX as it was many years ago.
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10-26-2008
2009 ABA NATIONAL SCHEDULE
Already there is much talk about the changes in the ABA National Schedule and what it means to ABA members. Well first of all if you do not understand visit this link to find some answers to your questions UCI Event Questions Answered
If you still have questions then by all means contact ABA Shannon Gillette. It looks like the way ABA events will happen in the future has made a big change due in part to BMX becoming an Olympic Sport and having ABA members competing in the necessary events to get qualifing positions for future Olympic events.
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10-25-2008
REDLINE CUP CENTRAL
Today was the re-scheduled 2008 Redline Cup Central race at St Peters BMX along with a Flood Relief Double later today. Word has it there were 104 motos and a track which needed work but got none. Today our local riders may have been more of an item than the race itself. One said it was unreal how people came together for others. One thing is sure those local riders had a great time and are bringing home coveted Redline Cup Awards. Stay tuned!

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Where are the local Mountain Bike trails?
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10-24-2008
A DAY TO REMEMBER
It started out as many do in the sport of BMX, some on time, some staying on time and others making it just in time. That is a start for a story that many will be talking about for a lifetime. It was a lucky unlucky day and trip to the Redline Cup which will be the topic. An accident with a handful of trashed bicycles but the people were fine, the most important part. How some found out the true meaning of helping when someone from the BMX 'family' is needing a little help. A day when BMX was a small thing in the grand scheme but an integral part. Needless to say we are extremely glad and thankful no one was hurt. Now let the stories begin...........

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10-23-2008
RACE SERIES FOR 2009?
Most did not know but there was an attempt to get a Statewide race series started in 2008. Well it looks like there is another push to get this started in 2009. Work on this series is starting again. This is a major job for every track in the state. More news on this is coming and all the track will try to keep everyone informed on this work. Just remember we may not be racing as much this time of the year but our work continues. Stay tuned!

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10-22-2008
RAIN AND FALL WEATHER
We got some rain today and it rained most of the day. Along with the rain came a cold front and a real cool down of the temps. For the next few days we will have lower temps but the weekend looks good. Since this time of the when we have rain and the cooler weather we see longer times required to get tracks ready for track events after a rain.

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10-21-2008
FREE FOOD?
We have been asked to let everyone know about an event the week of GRANDS. The good folks at Sand Springs BMX are having a dinner at their track Monday evening before GRANDS. Sounds like a great time oh did we say FREE FOOD? Steve Arrowood says there will be lots of food and he hopes we can eat all of it. So is that a dare? We will see you there. Now we are waiting on details about this event, visit their web site for the lastest information.

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10-20-2008
WHAT TO SAY
Some days it is easy to find words to say here. Some days the words flow like water. Today is a day when the words do not come easy. A day that memories from the old Sooner Pearl cloud the mind with thoughts of fun and good times. Soon the old track will be gone and only memories will be left. In the near future a new track will take the place of that old track and things will be much different than before. Once again Trosper Park will be alive with laughter and people as it was many years ago.

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10-19-2008
FULL WORK DAY
We got a bunch of work done today, thanks to some great volunteers who came out for the day. We had a few visitors as well. The traffic is starting to pick up on the weekends and some are interested in what we are doing. We spent a lot of time today working to get our ditches cleaned up and we got the areas we worked on seeded today. We have rain in the forecast and we really wanted to get some seed out before any rain.

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10-18-2008
CONGRATULATIONS
It has now become public that there has been a move to change the operators at Yukon BMX. Congratulations to Kristi McCloskey and Sean McGillicuddy who will be Co-Track Operators at Yukon starting in January 2009. As we have been talking about there will be BIG CHANGES during the end of this year, here is a good example. What is ahead?

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10-17-2008
FALL IS UPON US, SO ARE THE GRANDS
Now it is looking like Fall is upon us as the tree leaves are turning color and the heat is down for our daily highs. The last week our nightly lows have been well below the 60's and as low as the lower 40's. That means it is time to think about the GRANDS. Just a few weeks away is the biggest set of races each year. Think GRANDS!

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10-16-2008
DAY OFF TODAY
It was a day of rest for us today, no track work all day long. And the weather was nice and cool and dry as well. Our weather has been cool for a few days really since our last rain event. We have a few days of dry weather ahead with a chance for rain in 6 days. This time of year the timing of rain is very important to BMX track in regards to events.

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10-15-2008
BIG CHANGES AHEAD
It is getting close to the end of another race season. This is the time of each year when many things happen in the background at every BMX track and at ABA. Planning for the next season, a Track Operator will be starting to plan track changes and ABA rule changes will be made, there will be many changes.

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10-14-2008
SOME MORE RAIN
Today we had rain early in the morning then it cleared off for a while and get got more light rain later in the day. Weather radar had more rain to the west of the City most of the day and it looks like this rain may move into town again after midnight. At Trosper Park the rain has been good, it will allow us to work on the recently excavated areas a little easier and we hope help get some of these areas to get grass growing.

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Where are the local Mountain Bike trails?
Dennison Smith

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10-13-2008
RAIN, RAIN, RAIN
Once again the weather forecasters got it right and we got some much needed but not wanted rain. If you ran a BMX track you would understand that statement. Track Operators do not like rain on a event day or a day before an event. Most TO's have a lot of work and rain just makes more work but we need rain to keep the grass and weeds growing and it helps keep the track damp and does help it that way. It looks like we will have more rain tomorrow as well.

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10-12-2008
READY THE GRASS
We may have some rain in the future according to our weather forecast and what better time to put out grass seed than before rain. We worked on the front of the property today getting things ready for rain and grass to grow. Raking and seeding all the uncovered areas where the new ditches were cut. We also worked around the starting area to get things leveled out, man was there a bunch of tires buried in that dirt.

So who said it was going to be easy?
Where are the local Mountain Bike trails?
Dennison Smith

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10-11-2008
BIG CHANGES AHEAD
After all it is the end of the year and in saying that we look to see what could be in store for the end of 2008 a banner year for BMX in Oklahoma. To finish this year there will be a new Track Operator at Yukon BMX after Bob and Kelle Freels step down from running the track they started in Yukon.
The momentum in Ponca City is starting to build and their City is stepping up to help in big ways. There will be many changes ahead at their track both in the short term and long term.
Sand Springs BMX is looking to build their track in a new way. New people can have a major effect on improving the overall look and feel of any track.
Oklahoma City could see the emergence of an old institution in an even older location with Sooner Pearl BMX at Trosper Park. Once again ABA BMX will fill this park with the excitement of BMX racing. There are plans to also have a couple of other added items along the way.

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Where are the local Mountain Bike trails?
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10-10-2008
MORE POWER TALKS
In order to get enough power to Trosper to support our new track will be more than a little job. With an easement from the City Parks Department and also their OK to trim some trees along with a survey of the area will get the work started and we have been told all work should be complete around 60 days from now. Now we are working to push the wellsite clean-up to finish before the end of the year.

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10-09-2008
OLD SOONER PEARL
In the end it will be gone but not forgotten but only leveled and blended into the surroundings as we have been told. The work to clear the old track qill be a long time from now towards the end of construction of the new I-40 and not in the near future. A long talk with the Superintendent of the 3rd phase of the highway project told us when we visited him in his office now located where the starting hill once was at the old track.

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10-08-2008
RAIN
It was bound to happen and today it started, we got rain. Well actually it started in some areas last night but it is rain. Something we really needed but if you run a BMX track most don't want. The rain just means more work one way of the other. Work on the track, work on the driveway, work on drainage and so on. So we did not get much rain and as said we did need it so it was nice, now are we to get more rain? Our forecast has more for tomorrow.

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10-07-2008
ELECTRICITY IN THE AIR
In the effort to get the track building started one thing we are doing is working to get electric power to the property since there is no power there now. Well we found out today OG&E is ready to get started on that and we are not going to have to pay for the new entrance lines which is a small relief in the overall scheme of things. We did not have to have electricity to build the track but that was one thing which had to be addressed to start racing and now ids the time to get it out of the way.

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10-06-2008
RAIN
It was bound to happen and today it started, we got rain. Well actually it started in some areas last night but it is rain. Something we really needed but if you run a BMX track most don't want. The rain just means more work one way of the other. Work on the track, work on the driveway, work on drainage and so on. So we did not get much rain and as said we did need it so it was nice, now are we to get more rain? Our forecast has more for tomorrow.

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10-05-2008
WORK DAY
On this day we did get some work done but mostly just mowing and cleaning up around the property. We mowed most of the property, some areas had not been mowed for about a month. However since we have not had any rain there was not much reason the mow. Once again the front is back up to looking very nice and groomed with the trash and debris picked up and a fresh mow. Most of the area where the track is going was mowed as well so things are back to looking fine again. So who said it was going to be easy?

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10-04-2008
REPAIRS TODAY
You know technology and power equipment are nice but more of each means more things to break and more things to fix. Today we spent most of the day fixing things so nothing got done at Trosper Park. We did however get all the broken things fixed for another day, or so we could go break them again we still haven't figured out which is correct yet?

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10-03-2008
NO WORK DAY
It was another day which started off one way but ended very much different. Time to enjoy the last Friday off day this year. Now an 'off day' sounds like a day doing no work but that was not the case today. The work got done which just meant more work to be done, some days are like that. A little work snowballs into much more work. So the story continues. So who said it was going to be easy?

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10-02-2008
IS IT AN END OR BEGINNING?
One day some have hoped for and some had never thought would happen has begun. The Official Demolition of the old Sooner Pearl track has started and with a small amount of physical labor a couple trees, and eight mile of fence, a staging area, starting hill with tower, a roller and fairly big step-up double are now seperate piles of debris. It looks like by the end of next week there will be no signs of a once historic ABA BMX track in Downtown Oklahoma City. Under a October sky the end is near for an old place where many had good times.
The history of BMX in Oklahoma changes again.

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10-01-2008
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Some may think it is out of this world. Today marks the 50th anniversary or birthday if you will of NASA. Some may think 'big deal' and go on but those people depend on things which have been developed for NASA. Here in Oklahoma we depend on weather radar. Radar and satellite imagery sets on our 'Desktop'. The next time you ride your bike which may have either carbon fiber or titanium you can thank NASA for developing those and many othere we use each day. Thank you and Happy Birthday.
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09-30-2008
YEAR AHEAD
It won't be long now and we will see the end of the 2008 Race Season and of the Mother of all Races, the Grand National. Like many before this year will be over soon. This year has proven to be a unusually good year for BMX in Oklahoma. In a context of the sport that is because the weather has been unusually bad this year. That being said it has been good all things considered. A new track (Sooner State BMX) was opened, both the operating tracks (Sand Springs BMX and Yukon BMX) had rebuilds of their track. Overall rider count is going up in the state. That is good.
What does the end of 2008 have in store for us? We bet it will be good.

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09-29-2008
REST
Awe to lay back and do nothing. No radio, television, internet, cell phone, alarm clock. Peace and quiet for a moment is that nice? Guess not, not in todays world where if living in North America life for most is connected to all those things and more. Did we forget something in our list, oh yes the lowly computer. So much for any rest.....

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09-28-2008
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE
The much anticipated, postponed Oklahoma State Championship Final is today. There has been a lot of talk about this race in 2008 and there will be much more in the future. It will go down as a memorable event in the ongoing history of BMX in Oklahoma.
Good Luck to those who attend this important race.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
Sunday September 28, 2008
TRIPLE POINT
Entry Fee: $30.00
Sign-ups 10-11:30AM

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09-27-2008
EBAY IS AWESOME
Speaking of eBay, that place is so nice. You buy something at home on the computer, pay for it on the computer and it arrives a few days later. Never spend a dime for GAS and get some awesome deals on cool stuff. Now there is a whole lot of good things needed for a BMX track found on eBay. Some include computers and equipment but the convenience is the best part, not driving to look but getting it delivered to your door!

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09-26-2008
NO WORK TODAY
OK so we did work today but not at Trosper Park. Since the Dixon was again broken we ordered new parts today to get it back in shape. Maybe next week on the parts, they had to be ordered. We also purchased a few items today to get our portable PA system ready, it is not much but it works and it was cheap. We now have a newer IBM Thinkpad laptop which is on loan, it is nice. We will work to get programs loaded on it in the next weeks. We got a real deal on that as well, a docking port, bag, mouse and warranty to boot.

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09-25-2008
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE WEEKEND
After a rainy reschedule of the State Championship Race the time is here for one of the most important races in Oklahoma. In what seems to be the norm for 2008 this race was changed due to good ole' Mother Nature. Good Luck to everyone who attends this important race.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PRERACE
Saturday September 27, 2008
DOUBLE POINT
Entry Fee: $25.00
Sign-ups 10-11:30AM

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
Sunday September 28, 2008
TRIPLE POINT
Entry Fee: $30.00
Sign-ups 10-11:30AM

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09-24-2008
PLAN WORK
As you should know with every great project is a great set of plans. Now we are talking about a set of plans showing what is where and how things will be arranged when it is all said and done. The plans the City looks at when permits are issued and construction begins. Well how most everything will be arranged that is, as we all know a BMX track looks like one thing on paper but will look much different when it is completed. There is still much work ahead and plans are a key part of this work.

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09-23-2008
NO WORK TODAY
Everyone took a well deserved day of from any work today. We will be starting to get work winding up soon. We still have not been able to find out when the oil well site work will begin. This job will require several days of work to remove the concrete debris and clean up the drilling mud around the mud pit. We should be hearing a little info on this soon as well. Since the amount of work involved our cleanup job had to be rebid and this will put off the start date for a couple of months.

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09-22-2008
NO RAIN FOR A WEEK
We have went a whole week without rain and that has been a nice thing. This year has been a wash with rain and it is looking like we have had a year like we had in 2005 when it seemed to rain every week most all year. All the rain has been good for the grass but has slowed everything else to a crawl as far as work on Trosper has been concerned. One hope we have is to start our new facility without rain problems. A lot of work with be required before we can have this item under control but things are looking good now. Ditches and a nice parking area will be something we start with when we get started actually building the track.

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09-21-2008
MORE WORK TODAY
Sunday we had a heck of a day working on the property. Since the Bobcat is now back up to snuff we are able to get more work out of it. We did work a little with dirt but to clean up around the parking area only. We also got a bit of mowing in today as well.

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09-20-2008
WORKING WITH ROCKS
Now we have 3 piles of rocks at the track and today we spent a little time moving the rock. There was some mowing until the center blade on the mower came off and we did not have the tools required to reinstall it back on the mower. The grass is looking good now since we are able to keep it cut and groomed. The whole front of the property is looking much better and we have grass growing on many bald spots.

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09-19-2008
MORE PERMITS REQUIRED
There was an investigation but things got nowhere. It was a lot of hard work, time wasted and nothing really came out of the many trips downtown. As it seems it was a learning process. Talking to this person and many more, looking at paperwork but where is the information? One thing is for sure getting to the bottom was a lot of work. Now we have to look again but we will get the required permits.

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09-18-2008
A CRYPTIC MESSAGE
This will be fun...............
Will you be able to decrypt.
decrypt >verb, make (a coded or unclear message) intelligible.
The message is as follows.
Back in the day there was a track named Sooner Pearl. Only now it is closed. Bad location was its downfall, did someone see?
In the end it was sad to see it close, it was the ‘old track'.
Do not be fooled. Intentions have to be good. Dedication is required, it is more than hard work and money.
Now the plan is coming together. One thing is sure, it requires research and investigation.
What is ahead, we do not know. Right now we look to the future. Our plan is to forge ahead. Now is not the time to relax. Good times are ahead, for the hard work is not fruitless.

If you can find all the encrypted messages above you are good. Here is another........
This may look like a spam email you have received lately. Do not read this unless you have a lot of time to devote to decryption.

Mary had a little lamb but had no sense of smell.
The lamb got lost one day and a mole could not see the lambs feet.
A week later Mary got lost and could not find the tree in the middle.
The tree pointed the way but could not speak like spaghetti sauce.
One day a boy walked home from the can of worms.
Some radio played in the forest, then we lost our wheel bearings.
Grease flew like butterflies and time is not still like a river.
A can of olives packed like sardines in cream sauce with sugar on top.
What happened to our OJ, all is not lost the lamb with dirty shoes.
Untie your shoes someday it will be better to look like a cactus.
Mix fiberglass, chocolate and tires for a great fire starter with handles.
And now a word from our sponsors.
If up is down and left is right what is burnt toast?
May we help you find the tire wash for black shoes and the Red socks?
And last but not yesterday.
Tomorrow comes when all time had expired and the gas tank.
The beginning never got started but sparks did follow a slow tune.

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09-17-2008
WEEKEND AHEAD
This cooler weather has us looking forward to the weekend and getting some work going at Trosper Park. We will be out with the freshly repaired Bobcat to start on the finish work around the parking area and get started on the parking area. We will also be out with the Dixson mower mowing here and there. We have a little more work planned but that will be started if we have time left. The finish work will take most of our time.
Did you know since we moved our location we now have a second phone number? Our original phone number will not change but all calls to the old number are ported to the new number, 644-7923.

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09-16-2008
LOCAL RACES ANYONE?
The sun has now set and races are over. So what is usual about that you may say, well if you had been in Ponca City you would only laugh. Races today at Sooner State BMX, 23 motos - 74 riders. Did you hear that?

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09-15-2008
WORK AND 2008 SO FAR
We are now drying out and things are starting to look much better. There has been work ongoing at Trosper Park and we have much in line for the near future. Could we see some real progress now toward the building of a track?
Now with the end of the 3rd quarter of 2008 and lets reflect on this year.
To start off the year Sooner Pearl BMX is closed. Most every month sees events cancelled due to weather and track conditions. March 10 saw the opening of Sooner State BMX, a story in itself. Sooner State BMX proves they can race on days when rain falls. Work is delayed on the new Sooner Pearl, weather, permits to name a few. Sooner State Games first even BMX race in 2008 at Yukon BMX. The Oklahoma State Championship Race was it awarded to the track with the most membership points or was the scoring mis-handled by ABA?
ABA cancels Redline Cup Central Final due to Hurricane Ike rains on September 14, as of this date this race has not been re-scheduled. Pictures of St Peters BMX Sept. 14,2008
What a year so far!
Better times are ahead

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09-14-2008
RAIN IS OVER FOR NOW
All the rain from Tropical Storms and Hurricanes has now passed and we are drying out now. Just think we have not even gotten to the Fall rainy season yet. As the weather cools we have another rainy season, that is upon us now as the weather is starting to cool down. What knid of weather do we have ahead?

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09-13-2008
MORE HURRICANE RAIN
During today we started to get rain from Hurricane Ike. Southeast of the City is getting much more rain than we are here but and at 10pm the rain has stopped and we will not be getting more of Ike. Maybe we will have a few days of dry weather.
There has been more work in the effort to build the new track and some work to go beyond just the track itself has also been in focus. Lights, PA, building, parking, seating are only a few things. Better times are ahead and we plan for and work for a better facility in the end. We are continuing to grow as we go if you will and when the time comes most will see that races are not running but our program is growing in the background. Also look around Sooner Pearl is not the only track growing and there is always something going on to help develope our sport in Oklahoma.

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09-12-2008
HURRICANE RAIN
Tropical Storm Lowell (Pacific Ocean storm) has moved into the US and is adding to the existing huge line of rain showers in the Southern Plains. Oklahoma City has already had some rain the last 2 days from the line of storms and rain from Tropical Storm Lowell. We are keeping an eye on Hurricane Ike as it makes landfall along the Texas coast. Hurricane Ike may add even more rain here and we could be looking at nearly a week of rain total.

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09-11-2008
A DAY TO REMEMBER
On this seventh anniversary of the 2001 Terrorists Attack we stop to look back and remember those who died and the heros. This day is now a day of reflection by our country as we look forward to the start of construction of the new World Trade Center and the WTC Memorial. Our world changed on this date, it will never be the same as it was before September 11, 2001.
Remember those who perished on this date.

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09-10-2008
DEQ PERMIT
After much anticipation we have finally gotten our official copy of the DEQ Storm Water Run-off permit. What a wild ride that had been. We sent in paperwork for the permit on June 23. We can not say what we think about this permit on the internet since there are some not so nice things and for fear our comments may bring undo 'inspection' requirements at our project.

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09-09-2008
DANGER HURRICANE IKE AHEAD
Well where do we start talking about the weather this year. Even though 2008 has not (by any means) proven to be a record holder year for rain it has affected BMX racing much this year. Oklahoma is not the only area which had a high number of cancellations for 2008. Wichita and Little Rock has had a high percentage of races and practices 'washed out' this year and things are not getting better. Not that we do not believe in 'Global Warming' but where is the heat and we thought the heat would slow the amount and number of times we get rain. It seems like just the opposite?
To top off this week we have another Hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico which will undoubtably dump even more rain on us and may be here by next weekend. As we have said before the timing of the rain has a lot to do with whether a race or practice can happen. Has there been many times we have had rain the day of or day before an event which caused a cancellation, you bet.

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09-08-2008
WHERE IS THE DIRT, PART II?
Now on the dirt on Sooner Pearl, any number of rumors are and have been washing around about Sooner Pearl. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING.....
There will be a new Sooner Pearl BMX race track.
NO, we will not change the name. We merely moved not died and come back.
Yes, our phone has been on the fritz and today it is working again. AT&T can't seem to tell us why or how it was not working correctly but it is working today. You don't even want to here the story about the phone service and AT&T don't want to know how we feel about our phone service and their lack of reliability, accessability, excessive charges just to name a few.
If you want to know more about what happens in regards to Trosper Park come to Trosper Park.
If you want to know more about the things that go on at Oklahoma BMX Parents Association talk to us.

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09-07-2008
WHERE IS THE DIRT
The subject question can be taken in many ways but we are only interested in a couple for now. Where is the dirt to build the new Sooner Pearl track and what is the 'dirt' on Sooner Pearl. As for the dirt to build a track it has seen a lot of hard work with little results so far but we are hoping to (and have been for months now) rectify that in the near future. Continued on the next days HOT NEWS...........

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09-06-2008
WORK DAY
On this Saturday we managed to get some work done with the Bobcat. We moved some dirt to the area where the new building will be built and started to work on landscaping in that area as well. While working we managed to blow 2 hydraulic lines on the Bobcat. Those will have to be repaired before we can use this piece of equipment again. It may be next weekend before it is repaired.

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09-05-2008
WORK DAY
Today we managed to get out early enough to get some work in. Some excavation was in order and we stayed till after dark working. Our focus was the area east of the track where we worked to clean up some steeply dropping areas so they can be mowed easily and look better as well. Things are starting to shape up nicely, just to bad we still need a huge amount of dirt to build the track.

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LOOK BACK
Could it be that another person has come to a point in which they want to share some of their memories of Trosper Park? Steve Clymer got us started. Now what lies in the future?
Many thanks to our 1st writing contributer Steve Clymer for his piece 'Here's what I remember most about the old Trosper BMX track' . We look forward to hearing from many more Trosper BMX riders and others who may want to add to our look at BMX History in Oklahoma. Contact Richard Axtell at richard@okbmx.com

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09-04-2008
HURRICANE GUSTAV
It started out with the same thick layer of clouds and very cool temperatures but the rain did come as we had been told. There was no heavy rain and by noon things had already started to dry out. Afternoon we visited Trosper and there had not been enough rain there to remove the visible crackes in the surface. The area was not even really muddy and it became clear there had been very little rain at Trosper.

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09-03-2008
RAIN AHEAD?
A day before the forecast high rain event is to happen we had a glaze of clouds and the air was thick with humdity but the rain has stayed to the south and east of the City. We did get a very light sprinkle just about 11pm but for the most part it has been a non-event. However tomorrow will be a different story as it usually is in ths state of mixed up weather. There was some work completed today but this work will disappear very soon under the name of progress.

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09-02-2008
WORK AHEAD?
Some may say there is nothing really going on at Trosper but mowing the grass and making things look better but under all the rhetoric is an underlying belief that there is no understanding of just what is happening. It has been months now since the lease was signed and it appears that not much has happened when insight into the inner workings of a project this size is needed.

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09-01-2008
WORK DAY
When we started out the day we had high hopes of getting a lot of work done, what really happened was not much at all. To get things started on this Labor Day was a fight from the beginning and stayed that way all day. At the end of the day we had some work finished but a huge amount still to be done.

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08-31-2008
WORK DAY
What a day of work today we got the place mowed and started to run the weedeater just before sundown. Now that we have all the area mowed for the first time it takes much less time to mow the entire place. The grass is looking good now and it will only get better as we keep it mowed and groomed. We still have a lot of work ahead but some things are getting much easier and looking much better.

So who said it was going to be easy?

LOOK BACK
Could it be that another person has come to a point in which they want to share some of their memories of Trosper Park? Steve Clymer got us started. Now what lies in the future?
Many thanks to our 1st writing contributer Steve Clymer for his piece 'Here's what I remember most about the old Trosper BMX track' . We look forward to hearing from many more Trosper BMX riders and others who may want to add to our look at BMX History in Oklahoma. Contact Richard Axtell at richard@okbmx.com

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08-30-2008
RAIN, RAIN, RAIN
Much of town got a good pouring rain today late but Trosper was spared the downpour many parts of town got. The place is mostly dry but we do have a few soft places and that is all about to change soon. With work starting soon we will have a place to park which will be nice, smooth, stable and easy to enter or exit. The new culverts will make a big difference one they are installed and the ditches will get the water away fro the parking area and track.

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08-29-2008
NO WORK AT TROSPER TODAY
We all took a day off today to get things in line for working this weekend. The place is starting to look great and we hope to have some real work ready to start even soon. The well site cleanup is on schedule and we may even get bumped to the top of the list of jobs at Trosper, if so we may not have a well site in the next 30 days. Since there are 4-5 sites getting cleaned up over at the Trosper Golf Course we may be first in line to speed up the work.

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08-28-2008
WORK AT TROSPER
Soon work will begin on several items to get us a little closer to starting on construction of the new track. With the existing petroleum pipelines now marked we are one step closer to the beginning of work by our excavation contractor. They will not be building our track but getting work started on drainage for the track area. The parking and track areas are in need of drainage work and with any luck this work will begin soon as well. Other work will include the well cleanup building our parking area. Since we are still working to locate dirt to use for the track itself. Our last job will be the most important to our new track and will the final item before our building begins.

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08-27-2008
WHEN WILL THE TRACK BE BUILT
The timeline for the track build is getting clearer every day. Work has been planned for months now and it looks like the time to implement our plan is near. As we have mentioned before in order to build our new track we need to have a few items in place. Water, electric and dirt are the required items to start our track build. Work for our water service will begin soon, we have been working with OG&E to get the electric service built. We are also working with a local electrician to have a temporary power pole installed to have OG&E to connect our new service to for power. Once the temporary pole has been set OG&E will engineer the new service, remove the existing service and install the new service. We are hoping this will be in work soon as well.

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08-26-2008
WELL SITE CLEANUP
We had some time on the phone with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission who oversees the process of getting a abandoned well site cleared. We have had a bit of luck with this item and it looks like we may see some work in the next few weeks on this. There will be several days of work involved to clean up the well site. We also found out today we have a 'mud pit' next to the well and it will be cleaned up as well. Thank you OERB and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission!

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08-25-2008
WHERE IS THE PERMIT
The mail box was empty again today, not even a bill to collect from the Post Office, Now we are in the process of getting things lined out to get some work started but it may be a few weeks before we see any real work going on at Trosper. The grass is looking real good now with all this attention and the area is cleaning up nicely.

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08-24-2008
THE PATH IS CLEAR
The Bobcat got a work out today in the woods clearing brush. It was a warm day to be back in the woods without any air movement and the bugs were thick almost as thick as the brush. We did get a little clearing made to have access to the well site which will be cleaned up by OERB on the property.

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08-23-2008
DRY WORK DAY
Things are starting to get dried out from all the rain we had earlier in the week. We mowed again today but we did not get out till late in the afternoon so we only got about half the track area mowed. We will be out with the mower and the Bobcat tomorrow working. With the rain has come a nice green carpet of grass which looks much better after mowing. We still have a lot of work ahead.

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08-22-2008
AFTERNOON WORK
We got in a little mowing time today and things are really starting to look nice. We mowed the entire front of the property and what a site it beginning to become. The grass is starting to fill in where we cleared brush and also east of the entrance where we spent so much time filling in to get space to install the post and cable. Now if we just had the posts and cable!

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08-21-2008
CANCELLED STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE
At 9:06 am today it was announced the State Championship Race had been cancelled and rescheduled for September 28th. We sure hope that since the rain came in August it don't come in September! Mother Nature is a handfull in outdoor sports like BMX and we have to wing it with the weather.
After having all 3 American riders qualify for the Mains in BMX racing at the Olympics yesterday Oklahoma was not the only ones watching the sky. The remaining rounds were moved to Friday from Thursday due to rain. Kyle Bennett had another day to nurse his dislocated left shoulder and everyone else had an additional day to rest for the last day of racing.

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08-20-2008
A LITTLE RAIN, OLYMPICS
It was a nice cool morning but there was misting rain and some showers in the City area. It did however clear off and stop raining by mid morning. The streets were drying out but with the amount of rain we have had it will take some time to get things dry. Since it has been cool, the winds have been light and it has been overcast it may be several days before things really dry out.
Things are heating up over in China at the 2008 Olympics. The BMX racing has been on everyones mind for a long time now and it is about to make its debut as an Olympic Sport. Since most everything has come to a stand still in Beijing to help clear the SMOG the weather has been nice and we haven't seen many wearing masks!

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08-19-2008
MORE RAIN
The rain stayed with us most of this morning but tapered off later in the day and things did dry out a small amount. There has been enough rain in the last few days to make anyone think there will not be any racing this coming weekend. We will have to see as we still have rain in the forecast.

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08-18-2008
THE FUTURE
Well if you take today as a sign it looks like rain. We do have more rain in the forecast and as I write this even more is coming down. If you want to look we have more rain till at least Thursday and then more ahead over the weekend. Not a pretty sight for those of us who play in the dirt.
As far as the future we have a thought. In the future we will find out that some are not who we believe they are and others will prove who they are. Today we said goodbye to Ricky Axtell our resident Marine. For a little while he will be a resident of sunny southern California. He will be there to represent you and I. While there we hope to see him represent us on the local ABA tracks as well. Some day soon he will have stories to tell about racing in California, we know they will be good stories.

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08-17-2008
A LITTLE RAIN
The work was hard but we got it done. Ever try to walk through a forest that no man has walked before for many years? It is not an easy task to forge a trail when you can't see what is ahead? That is what our children do each day. We need to help then see the way.
Today we got some work done not enough but we keep forging ahead. At least today in our work we got a little more breather from the heat with a nice Summer shower. To bad we were working in the dirt and the rain made things messy. So goes another day.

So who said it was going to be easy?

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08-16-2008
NO WORK DAY
We ended up working on vehicles today and was not able to make it to Trosper. We got the vehicles repaired and we will be out working tomorrow. More cleanup is on tap for us and we will get a little more area ready to mow but we will not be mowing. Things are starting to look nice and once we are finally able to start building a track the area should be in great shape. Now all we need is time to get those pesky permits in order.

So who said it was going to be easy?

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08-15-2008
MORE RAIN?
So the forecast had rain for today but it never came. It was cloudy and it looked like it could rain most anytime but it never came. Things did cool off from the 100°+ weather we had for the last week or so, it was a nice change from the heat.

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08-14-2008
RAIN
This time the forecast was right and we did get rain in town. Some parts of town had electric service out, hard driving rain and over 60mph winds. The rain will bring more mowing work and has made for a muddy mess at Trosper. We will be working on equipment tomorrow to prepare for work this coming weekend.

So who said it was going to be easy?

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08-13-2008
WELL SITE CLEANUP
Thanks to OERB we will have our well site cleaned up free. We will not be doing any work for this except co-ordination of the work. We don't have a schedule yet and we are just starting to talk to the contractor. We have not had an onsite review but that should be within the next few weeks. We will be glad to see any work starting on the project!

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08-12-2008
STARTING TO BUILD?
So it looks like we will be frustrated again on our permits. This is not getting any better and everything looks bad now. The way things are going it may be this time next year before we are ready to start racing at the Trosper track. We have been working hard to get this track off the ground and things are just not going our way.

So who said it was going to be easy?

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08-11-2008
PERMIT DAY
Today again we made calls and tried to get our permits approved so we can start some real work. Things are not looking good and we may have to wait several weeks to get all those permits in order and paid for to get the ball rolling. It has been an uphill battle getting some of those permits but we keep after them and sooner or later we will get permits.
We got some much needed rain at Trosper today, things are wet now but the rain did not slow us down and will only affect our mowing now. We still have rain in the forecast for tomorrow.

So who said it was going to be easy?

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08-10-2008
WORK DAY
More clean up today and we did not mow today. We worked on the getting more limbs and debris cleared around the track area. One day we will have to get burn permit and have a giant wiener roast to get rid of some of the tree limbs and dead trees we have already cleared. We did get some rain today but not much. The rain did cool things off and we have more rain in the forecast for the next couple days.

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08-09-2008
WORK DAY
It was time to clean up the bike path today. All the trash was picked up and the limbs and debris was removed. We also picked up some limbs in the trees, picked up rocks and cleared all the Johnson grass across the front of the property.
Not that we care but the old Sooner Pearl building has now been vandalized and is open to the public. Last weekend someone busted a big hole in the front of the building and opened two windows, one downstairs and one up top. Since we left nothing there whoever broke in got a good work out to get in and find nothing.

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08-08-2008
WORK ON EQUIPMENT
Today it was time to service our Bobcat and repair one tire on it too. We had a flat last weekend and it was time to repair it so we could work this weekend. We will be out working to clear more areas and get things looking better in a few places in the northeast and northwest sides of where the track will be located. We will also work on cleaning up the front side facing Grand Boulevard.

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08-07-2008
RAIN?
What a strange day in Oklahoma City. The day started out cooler than any morning in several weeks. The clouds moved in early and got very dark later in the evening. Some parts of town did get rain but Trosper was not one of the areas to get rain. We will be working on our Bobcat to get things ready to work this weekend and we have a lot of mowing to be done as well.

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08-05-2008
A WALK IN THE PARK/WOODS
It was a cake walk, no it was a walk in the woods, no it was more like a war of man, machine (or lack there of) and wilderness. Walking in a place where no man as set foot for years, a wilderness in the City. A wilderness no less in a City Park. A place like a warm blanket of dust, trees, critters of all sorts and vines some of which have these sharp thorns that can wrap you up and shred you. Then add some 4 foot drops some old tires, rocks, dead trees, fleas, ticks, flies, mosquitoes, chiggers. We may have missed something but not much. Oh yea heat, we forgot the heat, only 102.9°. So on goes the walk.

So who said it was going to be easy?

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08-04-2008
PERMITS, PERMITS, PERMITS
Oh say was that not the same headline as for August 1st? It is not a mistake or typo. So things are moving along at the snails pace. What is the problem with getting a 'Notice of Intent' (also known as a NOI) for a 'Storm Water Polution Prevention Plan' (also known as a SWPPP or SW3P) to play in dirt? It could be that we are or should we say 'have been wanting to play in the dirt' for months now and we are still waiting for permits. This could go on for a long time both literally and figuratively. It is not an easy task to start from scratch and build a track. Just saying to word 'building' seems to mean delays and permits (which means more delays) and of course that word 'building' has a lot of other meanings to people.

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08-03-2008
MOWING TODAY
Trosper Park had the sounds of machines at work today. Mowing was on order today. Not the kind of mowing you see everyday but maybe a little more like blazing a trail without the blaze. For today we will call it mowing. The trash and rocks were cleared around the cottonwood tree west of the entrance to finish filling the dumpster so it may be removed from the area. Then we started to mow in the woods.

So who said it was going to be easy?

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08-02-2008
EQUIPMENT WORK TODAY
We had planned to get to Trosper today to start more work but we had to work on equipment instead. One bad thing about having lots of equipment is when it breaks it has to be fixed. The work has been completed now and we will be out to work tomorrow. The heat will determine how much work we complete and it is forecast to be 106°, it was only 102.9° today. It looks like Summer is finally here.

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08-01-2008
PERMITS, PERMITS, PERMITS
Today we looked at what else we are in need of as far as permits. It seems like everytime we turn around we are in need of getting another permit to get something done. A permit for the sign, a permit for the dirt work, a permit to get the water connected, a permit for our new electric service. Wholly cow it is turning into permit for everything! What a way to spend our time filling out paperwork and paying money for more permits.

So who said it was going to be easy?

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07-31-2008
NO WORK TODAY
We will take another day off today to due home chores. Things are getting ready to break loose and we will need rest to get ready! Tomorrow we will be getting ready for the weekend and more work. With any luck we may be ready to start major work in about 60 days so stay tuned!

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07-30-2008
WEEKEND WORK DAYS
Since we will not be getting any more rain over the weekend we will be out to get more work started at Trosper Park this weekend. We had planned to get more done last weekend but maybe those jobs will be completed this coming weekend, we sure hope so! Things are starting to change and we are planning to get a lot of work done this weekend. The heat will have a lot to do with how much we get done.

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07-29-2008
RAIN
Well it was rain but again it was just a slight shower and some places in town didn't get a drop. The City has asked people to watch watering their yards not because we are short on water but due to pressure. Our usage has been so much we have caused a drop in pressure and some people are having problems due to low pressure.

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07-28-2008
RAIN
It was coming and we all were wanting some rain but we got only a slight shower which cooled us off for a few minutes and the sun came back to heat us back up. Well the humidity was up there and the slight cooling was very short lived. We have a chance for more rain over night and we may just get a little more if the storms track the way they have been moving.

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07-27-2008
MORE MOWING
So some where at the race at Yukon BMX today but some did not go and mowed at Trosper Park instead. Things are starting to get mowed now and we have almost gotten all we will be mowing from now on mowed. It has been a big job to just get everything mowed for the first time in 29 years. Now that we have most of the place mowed we should be able to mow everything in a day now.

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07-26-2008
ALL DAY MOWING SESSION
It took some time but we made it to Trosper today to get some mowing done. It was a good day and we got most of the track area mowed and much more that had not been mowed yet. All the west side got mowed, most of the north side got mowed even a large part of the right of way for the north gas pipeline. At dusk we finished what we could on the north and started to get the east side of the track which has not been mowed for 20+ years.

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07-25-2008
MOWER WORK
Today we worked on getting both the mowers back in operation for mowing this weekend. All 4 tires on the Dixon will get a dose of Slime and a fresh change of air. We will sharpen the blades after mowing Saturday. We are not sure about what is wrong with the TroyBilt mower and will trouble shoot it to get it back in running condition. The blade on it will also be sharpened Sunday morning before we got back to work.

Earned Double
Saturday July 26, 2008
Yukon BMX
SIGNUPS 10-11:30am
Entry fee: $25

State Champioship Qualifier
Sunday July 27, 2008
Yukon BMX
SIGNUPS 10-11:30am
Entry fee: $25

So who said it was going to be easy?

LOOK BACK
Once there was a thought and now it is becoming a reality. We have started to post info on our 'LOOK BACK' at BMX history in Oklahoma. Many thanks to our 1st writing contributer Steve Clymer for his piece 'Here's what I remember most about the old Trosper BMX track' . We look forward to hearing from many more Trosper BMX riders and others who may want to add to our look at BMX History in Oklahoma. Contact Richard Axtell at richard@okbmx.com

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07-24-2008
RIDER DOWN
It is with a heavy heart we make the following statement.
On July 15, 2008 the Newlon family lost Trenton Newlon to a horrible boating accident in Idaho. Most of the newer riders and families in the Oklahoma City area do not know Trenton, he and his dad left the Oklahoma City area back in 2003. Trenton was 13 years old. A passage from his dad's email today 'Trenton always loved Sooner Pearl and we had so many positive memories for him there'.
Obit Trenton Newlon
AP story on the accident Idaho boating accident

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07-23-2008
SOLAR ECLIPSE
Mark your calendar for the day of August 1st. A total solar eclipse will occur on this date. Not to be seen in the USA it will be viewable via the internet at exploratorium.edu
For information on other eclipses NASA Eclipse
Solar eclipse explorer site

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07-22-2008
HIGH HEAT
The days this week have been HOT with more hot days ahead. Rain is absent from the weather forecast and 100° days are in place for the next week. It looks like we have made it to the dry season this year.

So who said it was going to be easy?

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07-21-2008
AHEAD?
We are still looking for dirt to build a track. We have not had much luck getting any donated so far. With all the highway work around town dirt is at a premium. What the roads aren't getting the new building construction are using. A lot of building going on in a time the economy is slowing. This will change in a while.

So who said it was going to be easy?

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07-20-2008
BROKE THINGS TODAY
Broke both mowers today but things got done and we are working to get more mowing done around where the track will be. We may be delayed a couple days but we will be hard at it soon.

Earned Double
Saturday July 26, 2008
Yukon BMX
SIGNUPS 10-11:30am
Entry fee: $25

State Champioship Qualifier
Sunday July 27, 2008
Yukon BMX
SIGNUPS 10-11:30am
Entry fee: $25

So who said it was going to be easy?

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07-19-2008
MOWER WORK
We worked on mowers today along with other home chores. It was a warm day and things were moving slower due to the heat. All hopes are we will be ready to mow a bunch tomorrow. Both mowers are ready and we will be out knocking down some grass this next week. The weather does not have any rain in the forecast for at least a week. Maybe the grass will slow down its growing if it is dry for a few days.

So who said it was going to be easy?

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07-18-2008
AHEAD?
We are still looking for dirt to build a track. We have not had much luck getting any donated so far. With all the highway work around town dirt is at a premium. What the roads aren't getting the new building construction are using. A lot of building going on in a time the economy is slowing. This will change in a while.

So who said it was going to be easy?

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07-17-2008
NOT ALL OUR PERMITS YET
It seems we are still waiting for permits to get the new track started. At this rate it may be the middle of next year before things get lined out. It looks like we may be working at Trosper this weekend. We have a bunch of mowing to be done now and we missed last weekend to be in Ponca City. The land is looking much better now since we have most of it to a point where we can mow. It will be about a month or so till we have most all the trash and debris cleared which includes an old abandoned oil well site.

So who said it was going to be easy?

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07-16-2008
RAIN?
We had the clouds and during some parts of the day it looked like rain but never came. It was warm today but we have not hit 100° so far this year. We still have a few weeks till things start to change but some years the real heat comes late. Perhaps this is a year for late Summer heat. We have had a lot of rain and this is Oklahoma so it will be hot and dry.

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07-15-2008
RAIN AHEAD?
So the rain never quite made it to town and all is dry in town. All the rain stayed west and north of the City and we had another nice cool evening for the middle of July. Mother Nature had been a force again this year in our sport and has had an impact on many events this year. Will 2008 prove to be another year in which weather has a major influence on BMX events? What will happen in the last half of this year?

Earned Double

Saturday July 26, 2008
Yukon BMX
SIGNUPS 10-11:30am

State Champioship Qualifier

Sunday July 27, 2008
Yukon BMX
SIGNUPS 10-11:30am

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07-14-2008
ALL OVER BUT THE CRYING
What a weekend in Ponca City. With rain both days and the the hard work of many people from watching the track at night to get Sign Ups done to the officials it was great. The $1000 ProAm Shootout and Race for Life make a heck of a day of racing. Sunday proved the stuff of the newest track in Oklahoma and it was all good. The economy was the least of our worries with the HOT racing going on. Gotta hand it to Sooner State BMX they pulled off a great weekend, if you didn't go you missed out big time! Now what is coming out of Ponca City next?

Earned Double

Saturday July 26, 2008
Yukon BMX
SIGNUPS 10-11:30am

State Champioship Qualifier

Sunday July 27, 2008
Yukon BMX
SIGNUPS 10-11:30am

So who said it was going to be easy?

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07-13-2008
RAIN, SQR, PONCA CITY
Another day of rain was in store today and once again there was a delay in starting the races but things went well. Once again the timing was good, Sign ups were pushed out and races started as soon as the track was ready. The track did a great job of taking the rain and looking even better today after the rain than it did yesterday after the rain. Those folks have done an outstanding job of getting the track to shed water. With some raking and packing, wind and sunshine did the job. For their first State Qualifier there was 26 motos, not bad at all. A nice job by everyone at Sooner State BMX!
Did you see the picture in the Ponca City Sunday newspaper? A great picture of the ProAm Shootout. A look on the Sports Section front page has a nice pic of the riders coming out of the 1st turn.
To wrap up on the weekend we could not leave out a very important person who came out both days this weekend. Little Miss Alaina Lunsford of Ponca City. Saturday Alaina got a trophy which is taller than she is to show our Sport and Sooner State BMX wishes her the best in fighting Leukemia. A Credit-to-Patient blood drive on Saturday was another item for Miss Alaina. To cap it off she returned on Sunday to draw for the 50/50 and she won items both days! Keep this fighter 6 year old in your thoughts and prayers.
Blood Drive info coutesy Ponca City News.

State Champioship Qualifier

July 13, 2008
SIGNUPS 1:00-2:30 Race 2:45
Entry Fees: $20.00
Double Point race.
Intense Zebra Expert XL bike will be given away
Pit bike races
50/50
Swap meet, kids games, vendors and other goodies.
Sooner State BMX

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07-12-2008
RAIN AND RFL TODAY
The day started out nice with a clear sky but that changed fast. About 10am the clouds had moved in and the rain was coming down. The rain was light at first but then it turned to heavy rain and just kept coming down. By noon the track was wet and we started sweeping the puddles off the track. Since Sign Ups were scheduled to close at 1pm and the rain still had not quit it was time to make a change. The track and weather was looked at very closely. Then the rain stopped and it was decided to delay races till 4pm. That was the start of a great day of racing. With 19 motos and 74 riders it was a real Race for Life, then there was 10 riders loaded up for the ProAm Shootout. If you didn't make it then you missed out big time. After an hour of working on the track the races started. The track was very smooth and fast today and there was more than BMXers winning today.
Dennison Smith handley won the ProAm Shootout and a big check for $500.

Race for Life - Pro-Am Shootout

July 12, 2008
SIGNUPS 11:00-1:00 RACE 1:15
Entry Fees: Race for life $20.00 PRO-AM $10.00
Double Point race.
Open to any rider who wants to race.
Fundraiser for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
$1000 Pro-Am purse
2 new Intense Pit bikes will be given away
50/50
Swap meet, kids games, vendors and other goodies.

State Champioship Qualifier

July 13, 2008
SIGNUPS 1:00-2:30 Race 2:45
Entry Fees: $20.00
Double Point race.
Intense Zebra Expert XL bike will be given away
Pit bike races
50/50
Swap meet, kids games, vendors and other goodies.
Sooner State BMX

So who said it was going to be easy?

LOOK BACK
Once there was a thought and now it is becoming a reality. We have started to post info on our 'LOOK BACK' at BMX history in Oklahoma. Many thanks to our 1st writing contributer Steve Clymer for his piece 'Here's what I remember most about the old Trosper BMX track' . We look forward to hearing from many more Trosper BMX riders and others who may want to add to our look at BMX History in Oklahoma. Contact Richard Axtell at richard@okbmx.com

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07-11-2008
CLINIC TODAY
Well things were great in Ponca City today with the Clinic. Everyone who came out got a lot of friendly smiles, some great food and a clinic to boot. It was lots of fun and there was many more riders who came out just to watch. We can't wait for the racing tomorrow. It looks like their may be a big turn out for the PRO AM SHOOTOUT.

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07-10-2008
DEQ
So now we are waiting for DEQ to get off their #@#%% and get with the program and issue a permit for us to start our work. We have been waiting for 2 weeks for a permit, guess they don't get in a hurry! Now the BIG WEEKEND is upon us and we will be out of town for the weekend look for updates all weekend.

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07-09-2008
RAIN
The day was cloudy and many parts of the state got a heavy shower or two day. In Midwest City it rained quite a bit, At Trosper there was moderate rain and the northwest parts of town got no rain. We also have a chance of rain most of the rest of the week. We hope rain will not effect races for the upcoming weekend.

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07-08-2008
WEB WORK
After a day at work we went to the phones for more on getting the wellhead (or as OERB prefers to call them well sites) cleaned up. We are now in line to get a survey of the site a work may begin around the first of August.
After the phone calls and emails then came the paperwork and we got a little time for working on the web site today. Some pages are getting updated to Style Sheets and reformated similar to this page of the web site.
Did you know today was an important day in BMX in the state of Oklahoma. Many may not know this but 20 years ago today Oklahoma BMX Parents Association was recognized as a 501(c)3 non-profit.

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07-07-2008
MORE CLEANUP
After a day of regular work we went to Trosper and work for a couple hours cleaning up trash and working out the weedeater. We have a few plum bushes which we will keep intact on the west of the area where the track is to be built. The west end was where we worked today and we will continue this work across the north side to clean up to prepare for the building of the track and utility work which we will need for the track.

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07-06-2008
WEB WORK
We started off to work outside today but things would not allow this. The phone started ringing and would not stop. With this in mind we stayed near the computer and there was no better time to start working on a new project on the track part of the web site. We are working with more Trosper BMX riders to get more stuff for LOOK BACK.

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07-05-2008
5th of JULY, 2008
Today we took a day off from track work and worked on personal items. It was nice to have a day off to relax and stay inside where it was cool. Time to start up the air conditioning to air it out for the Summer. Also some time was dedicated to working on other projects and plans. It seems things have slowed down on track construction. We hope things will break loose soon.

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07-04-2008
4th of JULY
Things got off to a slow start this year on our Nations Birthday. A day for all of us to remember we are Americans and remember the birth of this great nation. It was a warm one and there were many celebrations around town in the evening to mark the occasion. We hope everyone had a fun and safe day.

Dennison Smith CLINIC
2008 Sun Bru Factory Team Member
2008 Current ABA National #9
2008 Current ABA NAG #2 (19-27 Expert)
2008 UCI BMX World Champion #5
July 11, 2008
Dennison will have a Beginners Clinic Friday evening 6-8pm.
Limited to 20 riders
SOLD OUT
Meet and learn from one of the best BMX riders in the USA.
Call 580-401-0055 to reserve a spot!

Race for Life - Pro-Am Shoot out

July 12, 2008
SIGNUPS 11:00-1:00 RACE 1:15
Entry Fees: Race for life $20.00 PRO-AM $10.00
Double Point race.
Open to any rider who wants to race.
Fundraiser for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
$1000 Pro-Am purse
2 new Intense Pit bikes will be given away
50/50
Swap meet, kids games, vendors and other goodies.

State Champioship Qualifier

July 13, 2008
SIGNUPS 1:00-2:30 Race 2:45
Entry Fees: $20.00
Double Point race.
Intense Zebra Expert XL bike will be given away
Pit bike races
50/50
Swap meet, kids games, vendors and other goodies.
Sooner State BMX

So who said it was going to be easy?

LOOK BACK
Once there was a thought and now it is becoming a reality. We have started to post info on our 'LOOK BACK' at BMX history in Oklahoma. Many thanks to our 1st writing contributer Steve Clymer for his piece 'Here's what I remember most about the old Trosper BMX track' . We look forward to hearing from many more Trosper BMX riders and others who may want to add to our look at BMX History in Oklahoma. Contact Richard Axtell at richard@okbmx.com

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07-03-2008
DIXON DOWN
The Dixon is down for a week or more waiting for parts. We did however hear the Yukon BMX track rebuild is complete except for the application of soil conditioner which will be applied soon. We will be very interested in the outcome of the said conditioner and how it works with the soil and track use.
Have a fun and safe 4th of July Holiday. It appears all the tracks will be closed this weekend, Track Operators and volunteers need a day off from the work of our sport.

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07-02-2008
MOWING
Today we did some mowing but without the Dixon mower as our repair did not last long and then other parts broke. The mowing was completed and now we have more parts to order for repairs.
On a lighter note:
More things are going on now and words are flying, what a concept, flying words. All the open tracks have things happening and we have none. We heard there were feelings over the review of the Sooner State Games race. One has to look inside to decide which path to take at a crossroads in life. Our path has been chosen.

So who said it was going to be easy?

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07-01-2008
WORK ON DIXON
So today we worked on lawn mowers mainly the Dixon. It seems one of the blades shafts had some problems and we hope to have it fixed till we get a new part next week. Since we have the 4th of July weekend ahead it will be a good time to be out mowing at Trosper this coming weekend. We will see how long it lasts.

Dennison Smith CLINIC
2008 Current ABA National #9
2008 Current ABA NAG #2 (19-27 Expert)
2008 UCI BMX World Champion #5
July 11, 2008
Dennison will have a Beginners Clinic Friday evening 6-8pm.
Limited to 20 riders
Entry fee $25
Meet and learn from one of the best BMX riders in the USA.
Call 580-401-0055 to reserve a spot!

Race for Life - Pro-Am Shoot out

July 12, 2008
SIGNUPS 11:00-1:00 RACE 1:15
Entry Fees: Race for life $20.00 PRO-AM $10.00
Double Point race.
Open to any rider who wants to race.
Fundraiser for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
$1000 Pro-Am purse
2 new Intense Pit bikes will be given away
50/50
Swap meet, kids games, vendors and other goodies.

State Champioship Qualifier

July 13, 2008
SIGNUPS 1:00-2:30 Race 2:45
Entry Fees: $20.00
Double Point race.
Intense Zebra Expert XL bike will be given away
Pit bike races
50/50
Swap meet, kids games, vendors and other goodies.
Sooner State BMX

So who said it was going to be easy?

LOOK BACK
Once there was a thought and now it is becoming a reality. We have started to post info on our 'LOOK BACK' at BMX history in Oklahoma. Many thanks to our 1st writing contributer Steve Clymer for his piece 'Here's what I remember most about the old Trosper BMX track' . We look forward to hearing from many more Trosper BMX riders and others who may want to add to our look at BMX History in Oklahoma. Contact Richard Axtell at richard@okbmx.com

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(405) 235-3602 Track phone has info on Practice and Races.


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